Youth Misspent Podcast: Episode 2

Building futures – the future workforce of the construction sector

This episode explores the career opportunities the construction sector can offer young people in the UK and what more employers, educators, and the government can do to attract more young people into the industry, particularly those from under-represented groups.

Our host and Managing Director, Andy Moss, is joined by: 

• Andy Rayner, Director of Apprenticeship and Early Careers, Travis Perkins
• Kate Buxton, Mentor at Volunteer It Yourself
• Stephen Cole, Senior Customer Engagement Manager at CITB
• Kaitlin and Demi, two young women who have been supported in the early stages of their careers through a construction programme with Employability Solutions and Volunteer It Yourself.

For further information about the material quoted in this episode, visit:

• Youth Misspent
• Levying Up: Delivering sustainable skills
• Go Construct
• Apprenticeship Levy Pledge
• Timewise Construction Pioneers Programme
• Construction Leadership Council